Gurbani Raag Prabhati

Prabhati does not appear in the Ragmala: the nearest to it in
name Prabal. Prabhati belongs to the Bhairav thata and is often
combined with Raga Bhairav. Prabhati was the setting used for some 58 hymns
by Guru Nanak, Guru ,Amar Das, Guru Ram Das and Guru Arjan. This is a
morning raga to be performed in a slow and dignified manner.

Aroh : Sa Re Ga Pa Dha Sa

Avroh : Sa Ni Dha Ni Pa Ga Re Sa

Pakar : Pa Pa Sa, Ni Dha Ni Pa, Pa Dha Ga Pa, Dha Pa Dha

Vadi : Sa

Samvadi : Pa

Introduction :

This raga is made up of a mixture of many ragas. There is no mention of this raga in any ancient
book of Indian music, though it is quite popular in the religious songs. Some authors do classify it
as s a raga of Bharav thata.

This raga is not mentioned in the Ragamala listed at the end of Guru Granth Sahib.

The scale and notes of the raga are as follows:

Arohi (ascending scale) - sa re, ga , dha, sa

Avrohi (descending scale) - sa ni dha ni pa, dha ga pa, ga re sa

The vadi (most popular) note is 'sa' and samvadi (second most popular) note is 'pa'.

This raga is sung in the first part of the day i.e., 6 a.m. 9 a.m. The season of its recitation is
spring (basant) i.e., during February - March. In Guru Granth Sahib it has hymns from pages 1327 -
1351 (15 pages).

The Composers:

The composers of bani (hymns) in this raga are:

Gurus

Nanak Dev

Amardas

Ramdas

Guru Arjan Dev

Bhagats:

Kabir

Namdev

Beni

The structure:

The sequence of the structure of compositions in this raga are:

Gurubani:

Shabads (2 - 4padas)

Ashtpadis

Bhagatbani:

Shabads 3-6 Padas

Matrix

VISUAL ANALYSIS

Count of the use of Managals:

Complete Mool Mantar = 1 at page 1319

Ik-ongkar Satgur Prasadh = 4

Placement and count of rahau verses:

In all shabads and ashtpadis the numbered rahau verses, but the placing varies between beginning of
the shabads to the end of the first padas of the shabads in various compositions.

In the Bhagat Bani, the numbered rahau verses are placed at the end of the first padas of the
shabads.